Synonyms for compassionate
kəmˈpæʃ ə nɪt; -ˌneɪtcom·pas·sion·ate

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1. compassionateadjective

   Synonyms:
   ruthful

2. compassionateadjective

   having, feeling of showing compassion; sympathetic

   Synonyms:
   ruthful

3. compassionateadjective

   given to someone because of a domestic emergency, especially in the phrase compassionate leave

   Synonyms:
   ruthful

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1. compassionate

   Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.

   See synonyms for BARBAROUS.

   Synonyms:
   benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, forgiving, gentle, gracious, human, humane, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted

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1. compassionateverb

   showing or having compassion

   "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"

   Antonyms:
   uncompassionate, hardhearted, stonyhearted, unfeeling

2. feel for, pity, compassionate, condole with, sympathize withverb

   share the suffering of

   Synonyms:
   condole with, feel for, sympathize with, pity

   Antonyms:
   hardhearted, uncompassionate, stonyhearted, unfeeling

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1. compassionateadjective

   Synonyms:
   tender, sympathetic, merciful, benignant, gracious, clement, kind, inclined to pity, full of compassion

2. compassionateverb

   Synonyms:
   pity, commiserate

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1. List of paraphrases for "compassionate":

   compassion, merciful, sympathetic, clément, caring, ex-gratia, clemente, sympathy, forgiving, humanitarian

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1. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton:

   While Texans are compassionate to our core, and take in more refugees than any other state, significant security concerns have been raised about President Obama's plans to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year, nationwide, the federal government's stated inability to run effective background checks on these refugees, entering the United States from one of the world's most potent hotbeds of terrorism, puts all Texans at risk.

2. San Francisco:

   I know that San Francisco is a compassionate city. We are a city that prides ourselves on second chances and rehabilitation, but we're not a city where anything goes. Our compassion should be mistaken for weakness or indifference.

3. Letitia McMaster:

   Our father, Lieutenant Colonel Herbert R. McMaster( U.S. Army, retired), was a tough and compassionate soldier and public servant. He was committed to his neighbors, his fellow soldiers, his community and his country, the best way to honor his memory is for all of us to do all we can to prevent others from suffering at the hands of those who lack compassion and abandon even the most basic standards of human decency.

4. Eduardo Bruera:

   It’s unfortunate, but it’s the reality of life that when the doctor needs to give the patient bad news, the perception of that patient may be that of a less compassionate doctor.

5. Decrim SF in its statement:

   There is an unmet need in San Francisco's communities for the compassionate and effective care that these medicines provide.